Tug-of-Worm #2

[gail bisson]

Different bird( semi-palmated plover), different worm!
Canon 1DX 600 mm and 1.4x
ISO 800 SS 1/2500 6.3
Crop to ~70% FF, usual LR5 sliders then off to CS5 for NR on BG, levels. Cleaned up some specks in the FG water, USM to JPEG
Comments and critiques always appreciated and learned from with thanks,
Gail

[Joseph Przybyla]

I think I like this one better than your previous image. Perfect timing, spot on techs as usual. Lovely image... thank you for sharing, Gail.

[Karl Egressy]

Great action shot, perfect POV and pose, Gail.

[Geoff Newhouse]

Great image....love the tension created in the tug a war.

TFS
Geoff

[Ross Taylor]

Hi Gail,

I love this shot! Particularly for the mirror like reflection at the bottom, the clarity of detail, how the bird pops, and how the worm is about to snap out ;)

I sense from the foreground that the photo could be rotated CCW a little, but that may compete with the background lines.

There seemed to be still some noise in the background, but you mentioned you did NR. Upon closer examination I wonder if it is jpeg compression artifacts in the blue color gradients ?

You sure seem to be hanging around the right Plovers, Gail! Thanks for sharing this great photo :)

Ross

[William Dickson]

Another cracker Gail. Great POV. Lovely details throughout. You can almost feel the strain on the bird as it pulls. Nice one, lovely frame.

Will

[Satish Ranadive]

Magnificent image. Great show.

Regards,
Satish.

[Daniel Cadieux]

That is one plump worm, and its pale colour makes it very spaghetti-like (not that it makes it more appetizing to us though!!) Right at peak stretching action too. Before reading Ross' comments I also felt like the image may need a bit of CCW rotation.

[Marina Scarr]

This is one heck of an image, Gail. It feels real to me. The worm is huge for this little bird and the bird appears to be handling the challenge with ease. The horizon looks good to me.

[Bill Dix]

Another marvelous action shot. All has been said above. No nits from me.

[Gabriela Plesea]

Wonderful image Gail - super sharp, great IQ, lovely colours, and the "spaghetti" takes it up a big notch!

Superb capture, well exposed, great techs. I feel it needs a tad of CCW rotation?

Thank you for sharing, I enjoyed viewing,very much:)

Kind regards,

[arash_hazeghi]

that's a real tug of war! excellent Gail